The Role of Coaching in Enhancing Employee Performance
Measuring Customer Satisfaction of Hotel Industry in Bangladesh: A SERVQUAL and Structural Equation Model (SEM) Approach
Strategies for Building Supply Chain Resilience, Law Enforcement, and Sustainability during Black Swan Events
Perceptions of Climate Change and Barriers to Adaptation along the Teesta River in Bangladesh
Socioeconomic Effects of Village Loan Savings Initiatives on Empowering Rural Communities - Case Study of the Impact of VLS Program in T/A Chimwala, Malawi
Efficiency Analysis of Commercial Banks in India: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis
A Study on Factors Influencing Youngsters’ Perceptions towards Choice of Investment Avenues
A Study of Generic Intertextuality in Corporate Press Releases
A Study on Factors Affecting Purchase Decision of Young Adults after GST Implementation in India – With Special Reference to FMCG Products
A Review of Commercial Banks’ Role in Public Sector Transparency and Accountability in the Nigerian Economy
Soft Systems Modelling of the New Product Development Process - A Case Study
An Emerging Training Model for Successful Lean Manufacturing – An Empirical Study
A Qualitative Performance Measurement Approach to New Product Development
Brand Power Through Effective Design
Intellectual Venture Capitalists: An Emerging Breed of Knowledge Entrepreneurs
Although the concept of remote employees is not new, companies increasingly find themselves dealing with remote workforce concerns and challenges. The recent event of the COVID-19 pandemic caused many employers to change the way their workforce operates by changing to a remote workforce model. While some companies were ill equipped to deal with this sudden, drastic change, many organizations found the change to be a positive one from the standpoint of overhead cost savings. The positive financial implications, however, were met with leadership, management and employee challenges. This paper explores the challenges and benefits of having a remote workforce and offers recommendations to leaders and managers on how best to support their employees in this growing type of organizational structure.
The skill gap has increasingly been identified as a growing concern that may negatively impact the economic growth of nations across the globe. Indeed, the future of work is changing and there is a growing need for employees and employers to recognize the fact that the skills of today will not be sufficient to operate in the technology driven economy of the future. This paper explores the challenges faced by The Bahamas in addressing the skill gap using a mixed method research model including a survey and interviews of employers. Fundamentally, the research suggests that employers in the Bahamas do perceive a skill gap that impedes their performance and productivity. The data illustrates the need for shorter, industry certified training particularly in soft skills and in the trades. The data highlights the importance of promoting the trades earlier in high schools to build awareness of employment opportunities in this sector. Also, respondents noted the increasing importance of the use of online options as an opportunity to address the unique challenges facing an island nation.
The present research article examines the key determinants for Supplier Selection Process and its influence on enhancing Supply Chain Performance. The study reviews the findings in the context of supplier selection and focuses on e-procurement as a major driver in selection process. Three hundred (300) questionnaires were provided to the managers who are involved in procurement, supplier relationship and handling supply chain operations in Logistics companies in Delhi NCR Region. The received, completely filled in and valid questionnaires for the study are 120 which is 40% and the final sample size. After calculating the degree of correlation, reliability and validity is conducted. The eighteen (18) factors related to supplier selection process are grouped into Six (6) Clusters. Regression and Principal Component Analysis were conducted to explore the determinants which influence supply chain performance.
Advertisement is considered a powerful tool for any company to promote their product. Advertising appeal is a connection between the consumer and the product through emotions and logic. It is all about persuading people with the help of credibility, emotions and underlying logic. It is crucial to the advertising practitioners to understand which appeal influences the particular target market and which appeal works effectively with the product being advertised. This research aims at finding the major advertising appeals that influence the customers. Another aim is to check the variance of advertising appeal over gender. The study aims not only to find whether there is any impact of advertising appeal but works on deducing the specific appeal that influences the customer. This study uses the quantitative approach to find the impact of advertisement appeals on customers. Descriptive research study is conducted using structured questionnaire with sample size of 271. Chi-square and Anova has been used to analyze the data and find association between the advertising appeals and their influence on consumer behavior. Results from the study show that there is a significant variance between the groups of gender when compared with comedy appeal. Males are more influenced by comedy appeal compared to females. The research results also indicate that females prefer emotional appeal more whereas males prefer comedy appeal. Respondents have a negative response towards the advertisement that portrays high negative emotions because that protrudes fear appeal for the customer.
The General Insurance Industry in India is increasing at a very rapid pace. This is an experiential research based on secondary data collected from Annual Reports and Pro-forma Schedules of IRDA. An Excel data model was shaped into use in the core figures of GWP, NEP, NP and others of four General Insurance Majors to calculate other significant ratios as need for the analysis. The objectives of this study are to analyze a few general insurance companies in India and their Ratios associated to the insurance sector only and to reasonably analyze retention ratio, total claims Incurred, Earned incurred loss ratio, and combined ratio. The conclusion report has been framed on the basis of which company seems to be the best with respect to its future growth forecast, risk prediction and the immovability of its growing business out of the companies analyzed.
